Pigmy Splayfoot Salamander
Chiropterotriton lavae
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Amphibians
The pygmy splayfoot salamander, also known as the pygmy flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the central-western Veracruz state, Mexico. Its natural habitats are pine-oak and cloud forests at about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) altitude. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by severe habitat loss caused by logging and mining.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Chiropterotriton